![]() ![]() Don't get me wrong, I still adore Red Rising, but Golden Son is a completely different beast. more th SOMETHING TEN TIMES BETTER THAN THE FIRST. So of course, I feared Second Book Syndrome (as us Goodreadsers like to call it). I've never been a huge sci-fi fan, and dystopian novels tend to bore me. ![]() And did it ever shatter my expectations and rise so far above them that they were just a tiny dot in sight? YES. BOO!!!What an amazing book! I had high expectations going into Red Rising and Golden Son - Goodreads choice awards and most anticipated book of 2015 from a YOUNG DEBUT AUTHOR? This had better be good. Review 1: Oh dear gods, where do I begin? I have to wait OVER a year for the final installment? I'd rather face pitvipers and all sorts of other evils than wait that long for the next part. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Many years later, Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand came across Louis Zamperini's story, and turned it into the best-selling non-fiction book Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, which spent over 180 weeks on the New York Times best sellers list after its 2010 publication. Louis Zamperini's family members reveal that the studio had optioned his life story over 50 years ago, with Tony Curtis originally set to play the Olympic hero, World War II veteran and prisoner of war, but the project never got off the ground. The project is based on Laura Hillenbrand's book that chronicles the incredible life of Louis Zamperini, and, as we can see in an extensive new featurette, this movie was literally a half-century in the making. After making her directorial debut with 2011's In the Land of Blood and Honey, Angelina Jolie returns to the helm with the upcoming true story adaptation Unbroken. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, Aleks/Alexis befriends Sister Bernadette, a sarcastic and open-minded nun, and Dima, a candidate for the priesthood who also loves anime. In this novel, Siegert (Jerkbait, 2016) confronts a history of abuse without disparaging all Catholics. But when they discover the air-vent conduit to the confessional, they try to play guardian angel, solving problems for others through ingenuity and cunning, at least until the priest's confession. In the aftermath of a sexual assault during an anime convention, Aleks/Alexis moves in with their aunt and uncle to temporarily escape the trauma. "What would you do if you overheard a priest admitting to sexual abuse? This is the question facing 17-year-old bigender teen Aleks/Alexis after they hear a confession through an air vent. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But what will she be willing to take in return for the nice cup that she thinks looks so well beside her figuring of a basset hound? It isn’t long before he returns though, hoping to offer Mrs. ![]() Whitaker makes him tea (after demanding identification) but turns down his request for the grail. When Galaad comes to the door, questing for the grail, Mrs. ![]() She brings home the Holy Grail where she happily displays it on her mantel. Like many, she sticks to her routine, which includes her visits to the thrift shop. The story and the pictures are wonderfully married for this funny and poignant story. I picked it up on a whim while perusing the New Arrivals shelf at my local library and read it in one sitting on a bench in the sunshine before heading to work. The illustrations and the medieval-style illuminations and lettering add so much to this simple story. This is the concept behind Chivalry, a short story by Gaiman turned into a luscious graphic novel by Colleen Doran. What if the Holy Grail ended up in thrift shop in a quiet town in England? What if a little old lady who frequented the shop found it and, liking it, brought it home? What if she liked the way it looked on the mantelpiece beside the photo of her late husband? And what happens when Sir Galahad shows up on his quest for the Holy Grail? Chivalry – Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran (Dark Horse Books, 2022) ![]() ![]() ![]() I've spent every single day this year looking at the hills. I recognized the sound, but I did not hear the music. ![]() Perhaps life was flashing by like a tape player speeded up. I may still have known it was there, but only because I recognized the cues from previous experience. The landscape had become a blur, after a while, I did not really see it any more. To have any chance of getting them done, I'd gradually been speeding up until finally I arrived in the fast lane. I may not have really noticed it, but I think that since "growing up" I'd been constantly taking on more and more responsibilities and projects. and what he discovers is more than just nature. Nature writer Bernd Heinrich takes to the woods to spend 365 days discovering the world around him. It reads -20☏ - 40 degrees colder than inside - a consolation.Īnd, then there's all the mice, and the thousands of flies. On my way to the outhouse I read the outside thermometer. Ooh! A year in the Maine woods sounds dreamy, doesn't it? Until you remember that a year also includes WINTER. But I don't remember the edge - the vividness of the spectacle. ![]() I remember, and that might reduce the amazement. ![]() I could see this display every year and not grow tired of it, like seeing the flight of geese, or hearing the bird songs in spring. I go around gaping, as if I have never seen anything like it before. Mostly what's on my mind right now are the fall colors. ![]() ![]() Lee’s playful inventiveness and flamboyant attitudes do more than fuse with recklessly self-destructive behavior they also incite and inspire it. Above all, Heller achieves an extraordinary, tense balance of moods and tones that yields sharp dramatic insight. The gestures have a pugnacious elegance the text (from a script by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty) is rich in epigrammatic flair. Lee brusquely finishes her tumbler of Scotch, dumps the ice cubes into the garbage can under her desk, and puts the glass into her tote bag before leaving. Lee, a proofreader working an overnight shift in a law firm and an object of her younger colleagues’ derision (which she repays in sarcasm), is fired on the spot, not for drinking on the job (which she’s brazenly doing) but for cursing out the young supervisor who reproaches her. The action begins in 1991 and is set in Manhattan. It is a fiercely composed, historically informed, and richly textured film, as insightful regarding the particularities of the protagonist as it is on the artistic life-and on the life of its times. The film tells the story of the real-life writer and literary forger Lee Israel, and is based on Israel’s memoir of the same title. ![]() ![]() But it’s clear, from the very first scene, that the movie, directed by Marielle Heller, is far more than just a showcase for McCarthy’s artistry. ![]() ![]() Melissa McCarthy has been in need of a substantial dramatic role for quite a while, and in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” which opens on Friday, she gets one-and makes the most of it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I can't wait to hear what everyone thinks and to discuss this book!Ī MILLION STARS. Can you guess? There are actually far less clues to help us infer in This Is Not My Hat. I had to pause on that page again knowing that I was nearing the end and that once I turned the page, I would know what became of the little fish who ventured in there. My all-time favorite page/layout in children's literature is the are the two pages of all seaweed. Knowing what ensues between the bear and the rabbit (and thanks to Travis at 100 Scope Notes, we actually, truly, really do know!), had me on pins and needles as I read this book. The sense of foreboding and suspense in This Is Not My Hat is remarkable. This book is similar to I Want My Hat Back but unique at the same time. ![]() I was entirely the opposite of disappointed. That's exactly how I felt holding This Is Not My Hat in my hands. I felt like a five-year-old on her birthday all over again: that moment when you have waited and waited and mingled with family and posed for pictures and eaten cake and now it's finally the time for you to open your presents.and then you know that it'll be over once you actually rip into the first package so you hesitate. I ran my hand over the cover and took a breath before I actually opened the book. After the countless discussions and debates I have participated in over I Want My Hat Back, I was beyond ecstatic to be holding This Is Not My Hat. I vividly remember standing at the Candlewick Press booth back in April and finally holding this long-awaited story from Jon Klassen. ![]() ![]() Seeing him again makes her feel all warm and fuzzy…and afraid she might fall all over again!Īnd don't miss the first book of the Big Sky Centennial miniseries, Her Montana Cowboy by Valerie Hansen.īig Sky Centennial:A small town rich in history…and love. She vows to avoid the man who once stole her heart - until a stray dog and her impending puppies bring Annette and Tony face-to-face. /rebates/2fbook2f2431844912fMontana-Reunion&. Word travels fast in a small town, and it spreads like wildfire that Tony Valdez is back in Jasper Gulch. ![]() And that's what has Annette Lakey worried. ![]() ![]() The former bad boy is now a respected veterinarian, but he's still got that sparkle in his eye. Word travels fast in a small town, and it spreads like wildfire that Tony Valdez is back in Jasper Gulch. ![]() In this short prequel from Valerie Hansen, a small-town beautician with a big heart reunites with the high school beau she could never forget…. The tiny town of Jasper Gulch, Montana, is celebrating their hundredth anniversary, and you're invited! Get lost in Big Sky Centennial, a land of ranches and romances and memorable characters you can't help but root for. ![]() ![]() ![]() These stories don’t happen in Chicago, LA, or New York. On top of that, he avoids big-city traps that other authors write. Character is king, and Correia makes these characters lovable and admirable. ![]() They’re what SyFy Channel B-movies could be if the characters weren’t idiots, the weapons were accurate, and the writer(s) really tried to do a good job. Why do I keep reading these books? Well, they’re good rip-roaring fun. ![]() Owen is invited to come to work for Monster Hunter International, and things go both up and down from there. What ensues is a Men-in-Black-esque briefing about the world of monsters, that they’re real, they’re a big problem, and the government pays private companies good money to hunt them down. Using a combination of firepower and brute strength, Owen kills his boss, but wakes up in a hospital under the watchful care of the MCB (Monster Control Bureau). ![]() When he’s working after hours one night, he gets attacked by his boss, who is actually a werewolf. The premise is this: Owen Pitt is an accountant and gun enthusiast (much like Correia) with a flexible mind and a penchant for pounding the crap out of anyone who shoots first. Just be advised if any of you take my recommendations seriously, there’s a fair amount of language and violence in Larry Correia’s flagship urban fantasy series. This is one of the more adult series that I keep up with, so the tone and content of these is pretty different from what I normally plug. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jacinto Cazares arrived at the scene at Robb Elementary School shortly after he heard that something was going on, joined near the building’s front door by several other men who had children at the school, he told The Washington Post. “And now, we’re being brought together, but it is in tragedy.” “Through COVID, through the death of a family member a year ago, it brought us together and it was something beautiful,” he added. ![]() ![]() It comforts me a little bit to think she would be the one to help her friends in need.”Ĭazares’ family recently came together to celebrate her first Communion, her father said. “And to me, she’s a little firecracker, man. She would do anything for anybody,” Cazares’ father Jacinto Cazares told reporters in a video distributed by Reuters. Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares was killed along with her cousin, friend and classmate Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, according to posts by her family on social media. ![]() |